After eating and drinking, the black dwarf monk and his friends wandered around the store.
There was an endless stream of customers, and several waiters were busy without touching the floor. Even the shopkeeper was busy entertaining the guests, and the two of them were minding their own business browsing the goods on the shelves.
The shelves are neatly arranged and organized. Similar cultivation items are placed together and arranged in layers according to price. Each item has a price tag next to it.
"One hundred and ninety-nine spiritual coins on the jade slip, quite affordable!"
"Zengyuan Dan is seventy-nine, cheaper than elsewhere."
The two wandered around for a while, and when they arrived near the central hall, they saw a dozen monks gathered around a container to select goods.
There is a conspicuous sign on the container: Today’s special price, 20% off!
"20% off everything in the container?"
The black dwarf monk let out a low cry. The things in the store are not expensive. If they are discounted by 20%, wouldn't they be even cheaper?
The waiter was not present, but a monk took a moment to respond: "Fellow Taoist is right, everything is 20% off."
"Is there such a thing?"
The black dwarf monk walked over with his feet unruly, picked up a lock bag embroidered with exquisite animal patterns, and looked at the price, one hundred and nineteen.
"One hundred and nineteen, a 20% discount is..."
The black dwarf monk made a quick calculation silently. After the discount, it only cost ninety-five spirit coins, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
"Sir, you are really discerning. This lock bag is made of the first layer of sickle animal skin, and the sealing seal is also made by a famous artist. Look at the pattern, and try the elasticity again, tsk tsk tsk..."
The guy came over and talked nonstop.
The black dwarf monk listened for a while and had only one thought in his mind: buy it!
The monk surnamed Yu saw the black dwarf monk holding on to the lock bag and asked with a smile: "Did Brother Guo take a fancy to it?"
The black dwarf monk nodded, "My little brother's lock bag has been used for many years and is worn out. I want to change it to another one. What do you think, Brother Yu?"
Of course the monk surnamed Yu would not disappoint him, and echoed: "It's really good, I'm really moved by it."
There were many customers paying the bill, and the black dwarf monk waited in line for a while before he came to the counter.
"The lock bag is one hundred and nineteen, with a 20% discount it's ninety-five."
Mr. Accountant fiddled with the abacus twice and said.
"Sir, in order to thank our new and old customers, our store is launching a big promotion event today. If you purchase over one hundred spirit coins, you will receive a purchase coupon of ten spirit coins."
Just as the black dwarf monk was about to pay, a young monk next to the counter said with a smile.
The young monk is tall, about 27 or 28 years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a heroic appearance. He is Zhao Lin.
"You still have five spiritual coins left before you can get a purchase coupon. You might as well buy something small."
Hearing the words "purchasing coupons", the black dwarf monk remembered the words of the old man at the gate of Fangshi and blurted out: "Can I just buy five more spiritual coins?"
Zhao Lin smiled and nodded, turning to look at the small shelves on the counter.
The shelves are full of cheap cultivation items, with prices ranging from a few spirit coins to fifty spirit coins.
The black dwarf monk thought to himself: "If you buy something within ten spirit coins, you can save ten spirit coins next time you come, which is equivalent to not spending any money."
Then he took a bottle of Bigu Pill worth ten spirit coins and put it on the counter. "Is this enough?"
"That's enough, but today there is a promotion for Bigu Pill, buy three and get one free. If you buy two more bottles, you will get another bottle for free!"
Zhao Lin pointed to a wooden sign on the counter and said.
The black dwarf monk took a look at the wooden sign, and sure enough it said "Buy three Bigu Pills and get one free" written on it.
The price of Bigu Pill has always been stable, and sometimes it can even be used as a spiritual stone.
The black dwarf monk thought for a while and felt that it was a good deal, and he could even make a small profit, so he said: "Then let's get two more bottles of Bigu Pill."
Mr. Accountant recalculated and chanted: "One lock bag, four bottles of Bigu Pill, a total of one hundred and twenty-five spiritual coins."
The black dwarf monk took out his money bag, but Zhao Lin said again: "If you purchase more than one hundred and fifty spirit coins, you will receive a purchase coupon of twenty spirit coins."
"You can only get ten yuan purchase coupons now. Do you want to collect more?"
"For example, this warning talisman is no more, no less, exactly twenty-five spirit coins."
Zhao Lin said as he took out a purchase coupon worth 20 points off when it was over 200 yuan, and waved it in front of the black dwarf monk.
The black dwarf monk looked hesitant. His original intention was just to take a stroll, but he spent more than a hundred spirit coins to go out in the blink of an eye.
But then I thought about it, if I spend another twenty-five spirit coins, I can get a purchase coupon of twenty yuan, which is equivalent to spending one spirit coin to buy a warning charm. Such an opportunity is rare.
"Then another warning sign!"
Mr. Accountant collected the money and put it into the account. Zhao Lin helped put the purchase coupons, elixirs and warning charms into a beautiful cloth bag, and handed it over with both hands: "Please keep it, sir. Welcome to come again."
The black dwarf monk was in a happy mood and felt that the attitude of this store was really good. He took the bag and found that the words "Jindantang" were embroidered on both sides.
"Brother Sancai, bring us some more elixirs and talismans. The shelves are almost out of stock."
Zhao Lin turned to Li Sancai and said, in this order just now, the lock bag did not make much money, but Bigu Pill and Warning Talisman made the biggest profit.
"So fast?"
Li Sancai was slightly surprised and quickly turned around and went to the warehouse.
The black dwarf monk carried the things and walked out. Suddenly he found that his companion was missing. He quickly looked around and saw the monk named Yu standing in the line to pay the bill.
After waiting for a while, monk surnamed Yu came over, also holding a cloth bag in his hand.
"Brother Yu, what did you buy?"
The black dwarf monk asked curiously. This dear friend of his was famous for his thrift.
The monk surnamed Yu smiled and said: "A jar of medium-grade spiritual tea, a jade slip, and four bottles of Bigu Pill."
The black dwarf monk was surprised: "So much? Did it cost a lot of money?"
The monk surnamed Yu smiled slightly and showed a purchase coupon, "It cost a lot, but I got this one."
The black dwarf monk took a closer look and saw that it was a purchase coupon worth 50 worth of three hundred spirit coins.
"Oh, Brother Yu, you've made a lot of money! I only have a coupon to buy two hundred and get twenty."
…
The sky is high and the sky is vast, and the sea and sky are the same color.
When Zhao Lin arrived at the dock, the sun had already risen into the sky, casting thousands of streaks of golden light.
After a drastic reform some time ago, the store has gradually become prosperous and business is getting better day by day. Now, the monthly profit exceeds 5,000 spiritual stones, and the good deeds are close to 1,000.
If this momentum continues, by the end of the year, all members of the store will receive a large dividend. As the big shopkeeper, Zhao Lin will naturally get the largest share.
Zhou Hongfang also specially sent a letter to praise Zhao Lin and others. If the county's cultivation materials are sold, more monks can be supported. As the head of the academy, of course he is happy to see this happen.
The shop is on track, and Zhao Lin also has free time to go to the beach to practice waterbending.
One of the reasons why Zhao Lin agreed to be the shopkeeper in Dongfu Haifang was that it was close to the sea and suitable for practicing water-bending skills.
The beach is not far from Fangshi, and there are patrolling monks around, so there is no need to worry about safety issues.
"Uh-huh!"
Zhao Lin jumped into the sea, and his whole body was wrapped in a drop-shaped circulation. He entered the water quietly, with almost no waves.
When the waterbending technique reaches the "quasi-perfect" level, the water-shaped circulation changes greatly compared with the Dacheng level, and the shape is like a "water droplet".
The water droplet is a transparent water-like cover, which is extremely hard and can change in size at will. It can not only be used for defense, but also can directly collide with the enemy.
Zhao Lin used the water-bending technique to travel across the seabed, barely feeling any resistance, coming and going like lightning, and his speed was even faster than the magical movement technique on land.
Two hours later, Zhao Lin returned to the shore.
"Boatman, how much does it cost to go to Chiwei Island?"
A thirty-year-old monk wearing black attire walked to a boat moored at the pier and asked the people on the boat.
Zhao Linwen glanced at the monk in black and guessed that this person should be the monk who went to the island to collect spiritual beads.
Last time Chu Hongtian promised to give three times the reward for good deeds, Zhao Lin had been thinking about it.
The ice blade technique is close to perfection, and the water-bending technique is about to be perfected. With these two perfection-level spells by his side, Zhao Lin is confident that he can fight against any Qi Refining Realm monk underwater.
Even if you can't fight, don't worry about not being able to escape.
However, he has no shortage of spiritual stones and good deeds for the time being, and based on the current operating conditions of the store, the dividends at the end of the year can continue to support his cultivation.
Zhao Lin was thinking about things and returned to Fangshi unknowingly.
Although the market is prospering day by day, there are always businesses with poor management going bankrupt, and new stores are constantly opening.
I wandered freely for a while, and when I passed Longxiang Street, which is adjacent to Ding'an Street, I saw a small shop front, and a familiar name came into view: Heqi Tang.
Zhao Linqing said "Eh", there was also a Harmony Hall in Song Yufeng's market, and he even bought Chongqiao Pill there.
Isn't it the same name?
When I took a closer look, I saw a couplet beside the door: elixirs and magical prescriptions, the essence of herbal medicine; years of virtue and kindness, harmony and wealth.
Is it the same store or a branch?
At this moment, an old man with gray hair walked out of the shop. When he saw Zhao Lin, he said with surprise: "Fellow Daoist Zhao, what a coincidence?"
"Shopkeeper Tian!"
Zhao Lin recognized the old man as the shopkeeper Tian who sold him Chongqiao Dan, "Has your store moved here?"
As he spoke, he glanced into the store.
Shopkeeper Tian laughed and said, "Exactly, the business of the small shop was sluggish. I heard that it was very popular here, so I moved here."
As he said this, he looked at Zhao Lin and said, "Does Fellow Daoist Zhao look like this..."
Zhao Lin didn't hide anything and told him about being the shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper Tian was surprised and said: "Zhao Daoyou is a great talent. He became the shopkeeper at such a young age. He is much better than me."
Then he looked around and lowered his voice: "Have you taken the other two Aphrodisiac Pills, Fellow Daoist Zhao?"
Zhao Lin remained calm and asked: "What is the Aphrodisiac Pill?"
Shopkeeper Tian was stunned for a moment, then immediately showed a clear look on his face, "I've made a mistake. Please invite Fellow Daoist Zhao into the store to talk."
Zhao Lin didn't want to get too close to this person, so he declined politely and said, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Tian, for your kindness. I have some things to do in the store. Zhao will go back first."
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, please go slowly. We will talk about this another day."
Shopkeeper Tian bowed his hands and watched Zhao Lin leave.
At this time, the clerk came over and said: "Tian..."
Shopkeeper Tian's face darkened and he glared fiercely, and the clerk quickly shut his mouth.
The two of them walked into the inner hall. Shopkeeper Tian raised his hand and laid down a magic barrier.
He reprimanded sternly: "Yang Quan, you have been following me for many years, why are you still so irritable in doing things?"
The clerk was shuddered and bowed his head, "I know my mistake and will never make it again in the future."
Shopkeeper Tian stared at him for a long time and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Yang Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir Tanaka, would you be suspicious if he saw us moving here?"
Shopkeeper Tian sneered and shook his head, "It's natural to do business and open a store. What's there to doubt?"
Yang Quan continued: "My subordinate has sent people to investigate in the past few days, and the business of the shop named Zhao is very prosperous. Based on my humble opinion, it is better to use various means to transfer him outside."
After speaking, he raised his palm and made a slashing gesture.
Shopkeeper Tian frowned and thought for a while, then slowly shook his head, "We have a heavy responsibility, so let's put it aside in advance and put some eyeliner to keep an eye on it. Don't alert others."
"yes……"
Zhao Lin walked to the end of Longxiang Street, looked back, and felt something was wrong.
The Honshu store is open in Tofukaibo, which seems reasonable, but it seems too coincidental.
Especially this shopkeeper Tian, although he always smiled, Zhao Lin felt that there was a cold air in his eyes.
After listening for a while, he shook his head and said to himself: "Maybe I'm too worried."
…
"Isn't this Shopkeeper Zhao? He is really in high spirits when happy events happen, and he walks like a dragon walking like a tiger!"
Zhao Lin walked to the door of his shop, and Liu Chaoyuan, the shopkeeper of Linglong Pavilion next door, "just happened to" come out and said in a neutral tone.
"There's no such thing as a happy event. Shopkeeper Liu is joking."
Zhao Lin stopped and said with a smile.
The store's business is booming, so it's reasonable for his colleagues to be jealous, and Zhao Lin takes it calmly.
What's interesting is that Liu Chaoyuan saw that Jindantang's business was booming, so he also started to use purchase coupons.
Because magic weapons are different from elixirs and talismans, they cost at least a thousand spiritual coins, and the magic weapons in Linglong Pavilion are several times more valuable than ordinary magic weapons.
Liu Chaoyuan was very careful with his money, and he was only willing to give away purchase coupons worth ten or twenty yuan, which was not able to impress the guests at all.
Moreover, magic weapons are durable items. If a monk buys a magic weapon and uses it for at least several years, even if he gets a purchase coupon, it is difficult to come back and buy it again, which will not have the expected effect at all.
"Isn't it a happy event that the store's business is so good?"
Liu Chaoyuan glanced at Jindantang with envy.
"Our small business, selling dozens of bottles of elixirs, can't make as much money as Shopkeeper Liu's one magic weapon."
Zhao Lin said modestly, "It seems like the business is good, but in fact it's just a hard-earned money."
"Hard work? I don't think shopkeeper Zhao is working hard at all..."
Liu Chaoyuan curled his lips and said to himself that your kid is often not in the store. Others don't know. I still don't know?
He was about to say something sarcastic when Zhao Lin suddenly covered his stomach and said, "I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Liu. I've eaten too much Nine Plum Pills recently and my stomach feels uncomfortable. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he hurriedly walked into Jindan Hall.
"You won't be afraid of dying of acidity after taking Nine Plum Pills!"
Liu Chaoyuan spat, and then asked doubtfully: "He is so young, what is he doing taking Nine Plum Pills?"
Jiumei Dan tastes very sour, has the effect of clearing blood, transforming qi, and delaying aging. It is very popular among elderly monks, but young people like Zhao Lin do not need to take it at all.
Liu Chaoyuan slowly came back to his senses. Zhao Lin was clearly sarcastic about his sourness. He couldn't help but paused and said: "Good boy, if it weren't for Fang Shi who couldn't use attack spells, I would give you something powerful to try!"
(End of chapter)
